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A Kazakh hunter walks with his tamed golden eagle during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 22, 2013. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A tamed golden eagle attacks a rabbit during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Kazakh hunters stay with their tame golden eagles before an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 22, 2013. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A Kazakh hunter whispers to his tamed golden eagle during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A Kazakh hunter releases his golden eagle during the hunting festival "Sayat" in the village of Nura outside Almata on February 23, 2013. ANATOLIY USTINENKO/AFP/Getty Images

A tamed golden eagle soars during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 22, 2013. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A tamed golden eagle attacks a fox during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Kazakh hunters wait with their tamed golden eagles during an opening ceremony of an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

Tame golden eagles are tethered to car before an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 22, 2013. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A Kazakh hunter watches as his tamed golden eagle is released into the air during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 22, 2013. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A tamed golden eagle chases a rabbit during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A Kazakh hunter runs towards to his tamed golden eagle after it catches a rabbit during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A Kazakh hunter watches as his tamed golden eagle flies during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 22, 2013. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A Kazakh hunter releases his tamed golden eagle during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A golden eagle catches a hare during the Kazakh hunting festival "Sayat" in the village of Nura outside Almata on February 23, 2013. ANATOLIY USTINENKO/AFP/Getty Images

A tamed golden eagle lands on the arm of a hunter during an annual hunting competition in Chengelsy Gorge, some 150 km (93 miles) east of Almaty February 22, 2013. Picture taken February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov